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Where Does The Last Name Melentev Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Melentev (Russian: Мелентьев) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melentev? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Melentev is the 121,059^th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,925,375 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Melentev reside; 64 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 64 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 3,125 people, or 1 in 46,119. In Russia Melentev is mostly concentrated in: Irkutsk Oblast, where 10 percent live, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 6 percent live and Moscow, where 5 percent live. Besides Russia it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 13 percent live and Transnistria, where 2 percent live.

Melentev Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Melentev surname are 12.18% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 58.95% registered to vote for the political party.